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The colorful CD-ROM includes dinosaur facts, quizzes, puzzles, and more. It was produced in association with the British Natural History Museum. What better way is there to start a new year than to reflect on the passing one? The Guinness Disc of Records 2nd Edition (New Media) is a compilation of the popular US and UK book editions on CD-ROM for the Amiga CD32. The pictorial database is indexed alphabetically and via superlatives such as “the longest speech.” It includes approximately 3500 records and more than 800 photographs, and features six audiovisual tours. The new edition takes advantage of the CD32’s hi-rcs capabilities to display all graphics and photographs in HAMS. (RS 122.) If you bought a new Amiga recently and wonder vvhv your machine has not Get Back on Speaking Terms With Your Amiga j been speaking to you, it’s not your fault. Commodore dropped speech support with AmigaDOS 2.1. The speech program that came with AmigaDOS versions 2.04 and earlier does not actually belong to Commodore; it was licensed from the Los Angeles-based company Soft Voice. According to Joe Kate, co-owner of Soft Voice, Commodore broke off negotiations six months prior to the release of AmigaDOS 2.1. Commodore reps have stated that speech is still important, and at present, engineers are evaluating the program’s usefulness with potential plans for an improved utility. Initially, development will focus on the UK market, which constitutes 90% of all Amiga sales. Representatives at Commodore, however, decline to give details as to when, if ever, speech synthesis will be available again. T he Say command is not widely utilized in commercial programs, hut some programs, including New Horizon’s word Color Capturers The latest generation of Rombo's low- cost color digitizers work in real-time, so there's no waiting for your images. Vidi Amiga (12) RT (£199) captures mono and color images while Vidi Amiga (24) RT (£299) can capture 24-bit color for photorealistic results. Each takes input from S-VHS and composite sources. Additional- processor Pro Write 3.3, allow you to hear the text you’ve typed. Because the Say command only approximates a word’s sound, mispronunciations occur (the word “sew” sounds like “sue,” for instance). This is one deficiency that could he addressed in further developments. Can We Talk? Although speech is no longer standard on AmigaDOS, you can easily install it onto your new Workbench. Get a copy of Workbench 2.04 from an Amiga dealer or mail-order vendor, and simply copy four files. The narrator.dev ice lile goes into the Workbench DEVS directory, the translaior.libraiy gets copied to the LIBS directory, and the Say command should he placed into the Utilities directory along with its icon, Say info. 7 Those who wish to mount Say during o the startup-sequence must copy SPEAK along with its icon, SPEAK, info, from the director)’ DEVS DOS Drivers on the updated Workbench 2.04. Andrew Desjardins ly, Vidi Amiga (24) RT accepts Y C input. The included software supports most file formats, so you can import images from Mac and PC platforms. Both packages also offer animation software, and are compatible with any Amiga. For those who want to keep their options open, Vidi Amiga (12) RT can be upgraded to Amiga (24) RT.